Bay of Biscay

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The Bay of Biscay is a large gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of western France and northern Spain, known for its rough seas and rich marine life.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
body of water
gulf
area approximately 223000 square kilometres
averageDepth approximately 1744 metres
bordersRegion Asturias
Basque Country
Brittany
Cantabria
Galicia
Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED
Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED
climateInfluenceOn northern Spain
Western France
surface form: "western France"
containsSeaArea Bay of Biscay
surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
countryBorder France
Spain
hasCoastlineOn France
Spain
hasMarineEcosystem dolphins
pelagic fish
seabirds
whales
hasPort Bilbao
Bordeaux
Gijón
La Rochelle
Nantes
Santander
knownFor frequent storms
high waves
rich marine life
rough seas
strong winds
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf northern Spain
Western France
surface form: "western France"
locatedOn European continental shelf
maximumDepth approximately 4735 metres
oceanographicFeature large swells
strong winter storms
upwelling zones
opensTo Atlantic Ocean
partOf Atlantic Ocean
surface form: "North Atlantic Ocean"

eastern Atlantic Ocean
surface form: "northeast Atlantic Ocean"
usedFor commercial fishing
marine research
shipping

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Celtic Sea adjacentTo Bay of Biscay
Iberian Peninsula borderedBy Bay of Biscay
Lordship of Biscay borderedBy Bay of Biscay
this entity surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
Southwestern Europe borderedBy Bay of Biscay
northern Spain borders Bay of Biscay
subject surface form: "Northern Spain"
northern Spain borders Bay of Biscay
subject surface form: "Northern Spain"
this entity surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
Nouvelle-Aquitaine borders Bay of Biscay
this entity surface form: "Cantabria Sea (via Bay of Biscay)"
Galicia bordersBodyOfWater Bay of Biscay
this entity surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
subject surface form: "Loire-Atlantique"
Bay of Biscay containsSeaArea Bay of Biscay
this entity surface form: "Cantabrian Sea"
Gironde estuary emptiesInto Bay of Biscay
Aquitaine Basin extendsUnder Bay of Biscay
Duke of Gascony hasCoastalRegion Bay of Biscay
Nouvelle-Aquitaine hasCoastlineOn Bay of Biscay
Western France hasNotableLandform Bay of Biscay
Rentería hasProximityTo Bay of Biscay
European continental shelf locatedIn Bay of Biscay
Basque Country locatedOn Bay of Biscay
La Rochelle locatedOn Bay of Biscay
Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve locatedOn Bay of Biscay
Getaria locatedOnBodyOfWater Bay of Biscay
Saint-Nazaire locatedOnCoastOf Bay of Biscay
Operation Berlin location Bay of Biscay
Loire mouthLocatedIn Bay of Biscay
Port-Joinville nearbyWaterBody Bay of Biscay
Loire estuary opensInto Bay of Biscay
Spanish Navy operatesIn Bay of Biscay
European seas partOf Bay of Biscay
Quiberon Bay partOf Bay of Biscay
Leslie Howard placeOfDeath Bay of Biscay
Lordship of Biscay region Bay of Biscay
this entity surface form: "Bay of Biscay coast"
Cantabrian Mountains runsParallelTo Bay of Biscay
Pyrenees westernTerminusNear Bay of Biscay

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